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the georgetown herald wednesday july 27th 1944 mix bowl y ann a1un hytjr ham lo hello ttmrmmfifcmt honied words ieaay help sweeten a sour man but ttwy dont have any effect in jam mafc- jng so use sugar use accurate amounts of sugar to that none is wanted doe fruits that ooofc to a jam ermsietency readily these are currants cdosebenies crabappks grapes tart plums strawberries apricots and cran berries when you use smaller amounts of sugar longer cooking is re qulredv during this precarious stage ttie cooking mixture should be kept toiling constantly and stirred frequ ently so that the jam win not be tough or scorched a few more points to keep in mind vfaen ti jam are 1 use fresh clean fruit 3 use a mixture of one cup rpe fruit o two oups underripe to increase me pectin necessary for jellying tl oook no more than three or four quarts of fruit at a tone ft warm the sugar in a preheated dec- trie oven to speed up the cooking of jem ft boil constantly and test for jellying point the experienced method re quires correct observations lift a spoonful of the cooking liquid and allow it to drip slowly from the edge of the stoooa as the mixture nears ttte jellying stage it will form two distinct straightedge drops test repeatedly when the two drops tend to pull together the jam is done remove from the electric element at once ft have containers sterilised and hot when fining t oool and seal with paraffin pouring around the edge of the jam jar first cover with metal cover if possible go06ebeby jam 4 13 oups 3 quarts gooseberries water wash gooseberries then top and tall simmer fruit and water 10 mlnntos add warmed sugar and oook for about onehalf hour test for jellying stage pour into clean hot jars makes 3 pints this jam is quite thin when hot but it thickens when it cools baspberbv jam 4 quarts raspberries 6 cups sugar cup cider vinegar crush fruit and simmer 15 minutes add sugar and vmegar oook for about 30 minutes pour into clean hot jars cool and seal jam jars etello hometnakers white distant fields seem very attractive to picnic planners it has taken an aa gaso line ration to enable many families to discover the possibilities of their own backyards alter all a picnic is more or less a matter of eating out doors so why not plan frequent suppers or lunches that pan be carried outside youll find that children think it l an adventure and its not much trouble a shady erpot with some cushions or a rug to sit on a place to put the extra food and you are all set ttf you have enoush smau trays so that each per son can have his own it will be per fect no dining room to clean up few dishes to wash and everybodys happy the picnic is a great institution lunch picnic appetites are likely to be big so plan the eats accordingly sand wiches are easy to prepare and good to serve use soft rolls or bread sliced not too thin salads in chilled bowls should be fining potato with onion raw cabbage with radishes jellied beet with peas stringbeans with raw car rots relishes the ones you can pick up with jour fingers stimulate the picnic meal radishes wedges of cu cumber snail tomatoes strips of pep per pickled eggs etc dessert are not a problem during the fresh fruit sea son serve fresh fruit and few cookies order half pints of milk for the day and chiu before serving sandwich fellings 1 five murfinip siied eggs will make about one cop of fitting 2 mince or grind cooked tongue beef pork or other meats season with i salt pepper and mayonnaise or re lish crisp vegetable fillings may be served at the picnic on the lawn since they may not be shortly before the meal shredded lettuce sliced tomatoes minced onions grated greens etc are good moistened with very little eoned salad dressing third pbxzk ixttncwm moounnrcotinoix nte8t f halton we present this week the letter written by john hatton burlington on my visit to halton county coun cil one of the students from one of the county of halton schools who had the privilege of attending the county council meeting on april ib 1944 the county council building which is also used as a court house is a large stone structure with the union jack waving majeettcally at the top the grounds were beautiful but mar red by that everpresent tragic monu ment of world war 1 we entered tfie building and walked with fortyseven other students through a hall which had pictures of itoe- counter councils and wardens dating btfok for many years we entered the council room wtrteh was very large with four or five churchlike windows at the upper end of the room toe judges seat is placed on a dais and above it reads the in scription tjden et man droit qr god is right below trie judges seat were places for the warden and clerk councillors and jury we were wel comed by the warden following which the minutes and communications were read at twelve fifteen we retired to the presbyterian church where we had an excellent tomch after lunch colm anderson played some very interesting trumpet selections reeve j robert son led the jolly singsong of popular numbers including mairry doates and patriotic numbers next followed many- interesting and educational speeches mr skuce gave a splendid talk on patriotism keeping the child ren epelftxmxtd sar the duration of his tahc ebcreevexaj mcdonald spoke briefly saxdnfj he thought this proce dure should he repeated for many yean to come as it had proven to be so suc cessful in the past two years judge murno talked explaining the purpose of the various courts and assizes mr dick spoke an juvenile delinquency il lustrating bis interesting address by mr hoy smith the last len told of his work at county engineer and road buperhv mineral needs op livestock cbc news announcer its earl camerons voice that listen ers hear on the late summary of the days news presented over the trans- canada network of the cbc at 1000 pm edt1100 pxo adt mr cameron is a hews announcer because tnats what he wanted to be and it was almost that simple he was working in the hardware business in moose jaw when the cbc representa tive arrived to conduct auditions not very long after that the better business men of moose jawsaw one of their best depart car toe east now- the former hardware authority presents the iatest news reports to listeners from coast to coast includ ing the folks back home in jaw tendent we were then taken to see the m mcdonald and k r mcdonald jail which would be difficult to escape from we were shown the anger print ing department where each of us had our finger prints taken to everyones delight our next stop was the registry office a very interesting place the wans were covered with green boxes containing deeds there were large books containing handwritten recoros we were shown two or three maps of different towns we were taken back inconspicuously to the court room some of the most im portant motions were made as follows a reserve fund for postwar work amounting to fifteen thousand dollars but after some discussion it was de cided not to pass the motion mr j moved the that prizes from ten to one dollars be given to the children for the ten best essays written on my visit to the halton county council- to be not more than five hundred words we then left the court room to be taken to our respective homes by one of the council members whom we bombarded with questions au the way home i arrived laxne at the end ol an instructive and enjoyable day by b leslie emaue cows and young growing f are wectally snecepuble to the effect of phosphorus deficiency in the diet and usually respond remarkably to mineral supplements containing a gen- erous amount of this important eje- merit with calcium salt iron iodine etc added for allround protection ptgs fed largely on grahr are less in need of supplementary phosphorus ba require inore calcium in their mineral supply also more lion for prevention of anaemia a common complaint of the young fluorine in minute amount bj essential but in excess may cause de fective bone and teeth in these times when scarcity of raw materials is ex- v perienced it has been difficult to ob tain sources of phosphorus faifflcdentxy low in fluorine which occurs m all rock phosphates a process has now- been developed for the removal of ex- cess fluorine and ooncentratkm of to phosphorus in most of our soils low levels of phosphorous affect the quality of to cjps grown thereon hence the need a m furnishing it in mineral suppjev tnsnts for livestock many trace ele ments essential to body growth and health are derived from the sofl zinc is one but la seldom found 1 copper is another which occasionally is in short supply and sheep some times suffer from lack of h pmmg or wasting disease of sheep is attribute to lack of cobalt it is now believed that magnesia is important for teeto wbloh might indicate the destrajfttttty of dolomltlc limestone applications to pastures but there is a danger in overliming nestureenlvjnay result in reducing the availability of certain useful trace elements mind beading is the bunk in the american weekly with this sundays july 30 issue of the de trort sunday times richard hlmber noted orchestra leader and magic ex pert exposes numerous tricks to prove that mind reading is really nothing but oldfashioned hocuspocus m mo dern dress get sundays detroit times t black currant jam 4 quarts black currants 2 23 cops vwater 8v4 cups sugar 1 cups honey wash top and tail currants sim mer fruit and water 10 minutes add sugar and honey cook urnming fre quently about 16 minutes test for jellying stage pour into clean hot jars yield 14 small jam jars are processed t unsweetened fruits the with sugar x although sugar is toe cheapest form of sweetening honey may be used to replace onehalf as much of the re quired sugar or com syrup may be used to replace as much as 13 of the required sugar do not use brown sugar or unrefined sorghum 1 it is unwise to use a board or towel fat the bottom of a water bath as it foments even circulation of hot water around the jars it is wise to use a wire rack or strips or wood eg shingles 1 qwastlm bex mrs j c me says l boning water should not be used for washing refrigerator tray a warm tray win cause the refrigerator to operate longer than necessary ft rult ahould be spread on a platter and kept to toe tapper part of an aiectric refrigerator ft it you cant boy a pot saraper do as i do place a 6 piece of dean cotton m toe bottom of toe teakettle where lime win conn on it in about ft wast this wm make a good obese strata id 13 siloes of stale tread h lb oan- adian cheese 3 21 cups mok 4 eggs top salt pepper and paprika trim ousts from bread and a gatees m toe bottom of a creased bak- fesg dish 6hce the cheese and place on bread cover with the remaining dees of bread beat egg fhehtry add btflk and a poor milk mix- ten over the bread cover and keep m j lor until ready to bake mace the eaiwrale m a sfaano pan sur- fcmdlng it with waxer and oak in etsotrtc orsn ftm degrees for mta- tdea this is bke a scuffle and shoold be anne aben invites you to write to bar cjo of the herald send m toot take a tjf stains on summet clothes may be removed at home if treated immediate ly using the following steps a few stain remover should be ap plied to the stain rinse material if stain is stubborn hold the stain in steam over the spout of a boiling ket tle apply remover again 1 pbr berry stains use javel water on white cotton linen or rayon sponge coloured cotton linen or rayon with warm water before applying le mon juice or peroxide a meicurochrome stains are re moved by treating all fabrics with wood alcohol then vinegar and then wood alcohol again 3 mndew left for any length of time is almost impossible to remove wash as soon as noticed in hot soapy water then put into javel water and die s three or four tola for quart of water alternately orass stain on white cotton linen or rayon may be removed with javel water or peroxide but use wood alco hol on colured fabrics 5 tipstlrfcr sponge marks on cot tons and linens with a stain remover or carbon tetrachloride on all colour ed fabrics work in cold cream then follow with carbon tetrachloride g paint may be removed by soak ing stain to turpentine or carbon tetra chloride au stoto removing agents should be removed by sponging or washing all material then p u absorbent cloth over cleaned material the question box h o suggests fresh lemon cereal cookjes tt oup shortening 1 cup sugar 3 eggs unbeaten 2 teaspoons grated le mon rind 3 tabjespoons lemon juice 3 tableapons water lcup sifted pastry flour 1h cups rolled oats 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt cream shortening gradually adding sugar cream untu light and duffy add egga and beat vigorously add le mon juice grated lemon rind and wa ter sift together flour salt and bak ing powder add silted dry ingre dients to sugar mixture then add railed oats mixing well drop from teaspoon on greased pan bake in elec tric oven 375 degrees f for 1316 mi nutes bake 1 cookie first if it apread too much a little additional flour may be required mrs m30 asks should jelly be boiled slowly or rapidly answer jelly tooujd be boiled ra- pkfiy lobe alow boiling win destroy the pectin nscnsmry for jeftlng use j d asks should jam be mads with cane or beet snxjsrf answer the teat on cane and ben agar shows than to be cbemtoaoy the same nther will be him fill anne allan invites you to writ to her co the herald band in your sug gestions on iktnemakmg ptobkens and watch this column for raphes the prices board is artsmg retail srs and ethers that because of to p- per 1 m mi sftittsftv ihl ahould be opened orsfa2r so ton toey ssia- b tsueed ad yoa4ejfc m wuritoavomtmm one look in your minor will give you the answer am i man of moute am i one of those who lea the other fellow face all tad danger take all the risks look yourself straight in the eye and ask yourself this one quettion have i the gats the guts to wear tha gs badge on my sleeve to fight that my home my people may be frea youll need months of thorough training to make yon fightingfk your place is betide everj man who has the courage to sea it through canadas army needs you now and needs you for o sorriest o for overseas sfsvicf